April 15, 1863, The Charleston Mercury All was quiet in the direction of the Bar yesterday. The enemy is known to be in considerable force on Seabrook’s and Kiawah Islands. His force on Coles’ Island is estimated at about 3000 men. Eight vessels, half of the number being gunboats, are anchored near by in the [...]
April 15, 1863, Arkansas True Democrat (Little Rock) A gentleman, for whom we can vouch, native and to the manor born here, relates to us an instance of Yankee deviltry that we regret saying is not without its parallel in this war. Very recently a foraging party of the enemy, escorted by a command of [...]
April 15, 1863, The Charleston Mercury As the grand attack on Charleston seems, for the present, to have fizzled out in the repulse of the iron-plated fleet, and since the reduction of Vicksburg appears to be now abandoned by the withdrawing enemy, we look to Tennessee for the next scene in the drama of the [...]
April 15, 1863, Charleston Mercury That noble charity, the Free Market of Charleston, is, we regret to learn, badly in need of support. Nearly eight hundred families of soldiers now in the service are dependent upon this beneficent institution for sustenance. A heavy outlay is required to meet the wants of so many worthy and [...]
April 15, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser From the Richmond Whig. In deference to the weak suggestion of authorities who are scarcely less afraid to acknowledge a disagreeable truth than the despotism at Washington, the papers of this city forbore to make mention of the riot which occurred on Thursday morning last. When Fort Donelson fell, [...]
April 15, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser We transfer to our columns, from the Richmond Examiner, an article commenting in terms of merited severity on the recent demonstrations which have been made in Richmond, Salisbury, and Atlanta, and believe with it that exhibitions of the sort witnessed in those cities should be put down in such [...]
April 15, 1863, Montgomery Weekly Advertiser One of the greatest difficulties with which publishers have had to contend during the present war is that of procuring an adequate supply of paper. There are several mills in the South, but their capacity has not been equal to the demand made upon them, and some newspapers have [...]
April 15, 1863, Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas) A large auction sale of negroes took place at Col. Sydnor’s auction store yesterday, consisting of sixty, mostly field negroes, men, women and children. They were sold in lots or families, and brought $105,000, or about $1750 each. From a casual glance at the catalogue, we should judge [...]
April 15, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Now that the immediate pressure of the impending Yankee attack upon Charleston is somewhat removed, we feel a peculiar pleasure in complimenting those brave troops of our sister Georgia, who came, under the lead of one of their most efficient as well as most popular Generals, Brigadier-General W. H. [...]
April 14th. Nothing has occurred or come under my notice this day worthy of especial mention. After the rain and thunder storm of last evening, the air is quite cool and agreeable–quite a relief from that of yesterday, so close, &c.
Tuesday, April 14th. Ah! another delightful glimpse of society has been offered to our charmed view. Such a treat has not often fallen to our lot. Good Mrs. Greyson, in her anxiety to make all around her happy, determined we should have a dance. I should say “Miriam”; for Mrs. Bull and Mrs. Ivy never [...]
April 14, 1863, The Charleston Mercury THE WAR IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. SALEM, VA., April 13. – Gen. A. G. JENKINS’ expedition, with a small portion of his command, in Western Virginia, has been completely successful. The elections and Spring Courts of the bogus Government in all the counties west of the Kanawha River were broken [...]
April 14, 1863, The Charleston Mercury Most serious amidst all the perils our young Confederacy has now to encounter, is the irregularity of supply in the provision market. There is not, nor has there been, any real scarcity of food in these Southern States; the difficulty is owing solely to the lack of systematic energy [...]
April 14, 1863, The New York Herald The reports from general Porter’s expedition to Washington, N.C., are not very favorable. He appears to be completely hemmed in by the enemy, and all efforts to reinforce him from Newbern have, so far, been unsuccessful. These facts we have before published. The repulse of our fleet by [...]
Kentucky 14th. Ordered on to Stanford. Started right away after breakfast. Passed many large massive residences along the road. Excellent fences and beautiful farms. Saw a great many negroes, generally well dressed, but very wishful. Drew and issued rations at Lexington in the evening. Saw West Hospital. Rode through the city, twelve or fifteen thousand. [...]
April 14, 1863, The New York Herald THE FIFTH OF APRIL. OUR SPECIAL NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. FLAGSHIP JAMES ADGER, NORTH EDISTO, S.C., April 5, 1863. READY TO START. After long weeks of anxious waiting, during which time the preparations for the contemplated expedition against Charleston have been ceaselessly pushed forward, night and day, to a final [...]
April 14, 1863, The Charleston Mercury In compliance with the request of Congress, contained in resolutions passed on the fourth day of the current month, I invoke your attention to the present condition and future prospects of our country, and to the duties which patriotism imposes on us all during this great struggle for our [...]
Tuesday, 14th–Another rainy day. I went to town two miles up the river this morning in a canoe, with the cook of Company K (I am taking cooking lessons from him) to buy provisions. I bought ten pounds of ham and other things for $3.95. I wrote a letter home to Albert Downing and enclosed [...]
Camp 103d Illinois Infantry, Lagrange, Tenn., April 14, 1863. I am brigadier officer of the day again, and of course it is a rainy, muddy, disagreeable day. Visiting the pickets occupied my whole forenoon and I rode through a constant rain. You may consider it an evidence of perverted taste, or maybe demoralization, or possibly [...]
APRIL 14th.—We have nothing additional from Gen. Wise’s expedition against Williamsburg; but it was deprecated by our people here, whose families and negroes have been left in that vicinity. They argue that we cannot hold the town, or any portion of the Peninsula in the neighborhood; and when the troops retire, the enemy will subject [...]
April 14, 1863, Natchez Daily Courier A female spy was caught last week at Enterprise on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. We think it would be well to demand passes from all peregrinating females. We noticed last week that women were frequently passed by the passport examiner on the cars without a question being asked. [...]
April 14, 1863, Natchez Daily Courier For the Natchez Courier. She nursed the sick soldier, He will not forget She gave him her blessing, She blesses him yet! To world-hate and world-pride Alike she was blind, She was kind to the soldier, And nothing but kind! She spurned not his sorrows, The rags that he wore; She saw that he suffered, She saw nothing more! She cheered the sick soldier, When others forgot; She was kind to the soldier When others were not! When head-ache and heart-ache Had rendered him mad, When others had saddened, This angel made glad! To virtues and errors Alike she was kind; She was blind to her own faults, And Christ will be blind! She spurned not his sorrows, The rags that he wore; The poor soldier’s blessing Be hers evermore! He will not forget her– So deep to her debt! Christ, too, a Poor Soldier, Will never forget! Gamma.
April 14, 1863, The Charleston Mercury (CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MERCURY.) BATTERY WAGNER, Morris Island, April 13. There was, perhaps, no better position for witnessing the recent battle in the outer harbor of Charleston than Morris Island; and having fortunately arrived upon the island just as the iron monsters were moving, I had an opportunity of [...]
April 14, 1863, The New York Herald The repulse of iron-clads from the gateway of Charleston, though almost bloodless in its results, may be classed among our most discouraging military disasters. After many months of preparation, and with the enormous means and forces at the command of the government, the most prominent and the most [...]
April 14, 1863, Peoria Morning Mail (Illinois) Providence, La., March 22, ’63. Dear Parents:–Having a few spare moments and the poor dim light of a candle to see my way by, I will pencil a line or so to you… General Grant is using every means to bring about a complete victory at Vicksburg, and [...]